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Progressive Media Mocks Nationwide Tea Parties
The Voice Magazine ^ | April 15, 2009 | Brian Burke

Posted on 04/15/2009 11:20:03 AM PDT by truthnomatterwhat

While the nation is awakening to the big spenders in Washington with over 2000 Tea Party protests across the nation, liberal "progressive" media is mounting its own anti-tea party movement online and on cable news.

Appearing of Fox, ThinkProgress' Faiz Shakir accused the network of promoting what they called the "anti-Obama tea parties.”

Shakir said, "These tea parties are a sham. The reason they're a sham is because they're directed by lobbyists here in D.C. ... And on top of that, you've got this network, Fox News, which is advocacy -- pushing this, promoting this with all of its heart. And it is not a grassroots movement when you have Jonathan Hoening, Neil Cavuto, Glenn Beck, Greta van Susteren promoting this up the wazoo. That is not a grassroots movement.”

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1 posted on 04/15/2009 11:20:04 AM PDT by truthnomatterwhat
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To: truthnomatterwhat
Faiz Shakir

Yeah, I care what this guy thinks.

2 posted on 04/15/2009 11:21:35 AM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: truthnomatterwhat

Sounds Like the Communists are scared of this!


3 posted on 04/15/2009 11:21:42 AM PDT by Cheetahcat (Osamabama Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: truthnomatterwhat

WTH is Faiz Shakir, and why do I care?


4 posted on 04/15/2009 11:22:08 AM PDT by tgusa (Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger ....)
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To: truthnomatterwhat

WTH is a Faiz Shakir?


5 posted on 04/15/2009 11:22:45 AM PDT by stylecouncilor (The black man is keeping me down!)
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To: truthnomatterwhat

“Normal” people usually don’t protest. This is probably scaring them.


6 posted on 04/15/2009 11:22:51 AM PDT by central_va (Co. C, 15th Va., Patrick Henry Rifles-The boys of Hanover Co.)
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7 posted on 04/15/2009 11:24:15 AM PDT by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: truthnomatterwhat

They are like spoiled 5 year old kids who want everything their way....well F*ck YOU!


8 posted on 04/15/2009 11:25:01 AM PDT by mikelets456
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To: truthnomatterwhat
Who cares what these guys say! Soldier on!
9 posted on 04/15/2009 11:25:22 AM PDT by Obadiah (Party - my house - on December 22, 2012!)
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To: truthnomatterwhat

Note to Mr. Shakir,

Unlike the anti-war rallies of a few years ago, no one is being paid to attend these rallies. These rallies are not funded and supported by a certain billionaire. Real grass-roots movements scare folks like you because they are not orchestrated by a handful of groups with loads of financial support and trained organizers.


10 posted on 04/15/2009 11:25:31 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: truthnomatterwhat

Progressive media??

LA Times called the protesters “Glue Sniffers” while MSNBC refers to them as a sexual reference.

who’d a thunk it?


11 posted on 04/15/2009 11:25:38 AM PDT by GeronL (tea parties quarterly until we get big enough to simply take over by force if necessary)
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“anti-Obama tea parties.”

Yeah, thanks for helping get the word out.


12 posted on 04/15/2009 11:25:43 AM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out (click my name)
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To: truthnomatterwhat

It is funny how much it contrasts with the liberal program of late. Here we’ve got conservative grassroots organization with no clear leader, dedicated to certain policies. Meanwhile, modern liberalism is oriented very strongly around one great leader, Obama, who largely sets what is held to be correct policy.


13 posted on 04/15/2009 11:26:43 AM PDT by kc8ukw
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To: stylecouncilor

some kind of a leftarded muzzie, I would think


14 posted on 04/15/2009 11:26:47 AM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out (click my name)
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To: truthnomatterwhat

Of course he’s going to say this.

These TEA parties...our movement...We’re fighting to reign in the spending and therefore size and scope of the government. This runs completely counter to liberal thinking. This is how they fight back.

Let them whine, complain and moan. It’s the only thing they’re good at.


15 posted on 04/15/2009 11:27:31 AM PDT by Personal Responsibility (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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Progressive media??

They're mad because they have competition (the internet, and FoxNews, who has seemed to turn conservative for now). The MSM will be happy when it is state-run.
16 posted on 04/15/2009 11:27:33 AM PDT by CottonBall
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To: truthnomatterwhat

President Obama, look behind you. No one (not taxpayers,at least) is following you.
Signed,
Joey B.


17 posted on 04/15/2009 11:27:54 AM PDT by griswold3 (a good story is more compelling than the search for truth)
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To: truthnomatterwhat

They really do think Fox News is what directs all our thoughts don’t they?

They are so apathetic about liberty they have to believe a news network is why people are interested in maintaining freedoms.


18 posted on 04/15/2009 11:28:10 AM PDT by modest proposal
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To: truthnomatterwhat

Brian Burke doesn’t know grassroots from his pre-printed commie poster days. Every protest he ever attended had the same people with a bullhorn and a free bus ticket given out like candy. Not that any of these sheep ever noticed.


19 posted on 04/15/2009 11:30:51 AM PDT by Earthdweller (Socialism makes you feel better about oppressing people.....)
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To: truthnomatterwhat

The left can keep on laughing. People are showing up to protest, lots of people. I’m willing to bet that for every one that could take time out to protest there’s many more who wish they could have done likewise.


20 posted on 04/15/2009 11:30:51 AM PDT by Made In The USA (Build more bombs.)
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